Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
New Water Tower – 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown

August 21, 2025 — The Department of National Defence must decide whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this decision, the Department of National Defence is inviting comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment. All comments received will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by September 9, 2025 to:

Alison McCoy, Project Manager
Mailing Address:  PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Oromocto, NB, Canada, E2V 4J5
E-mail: Alison.McCoy@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) is proposing a project. This project aims to assess, design, and construct a new higher capacity water tower near the location of the existing structure at 5 Canadian Division Support Base (CDSB) Gagetown. Upon successful commissioning of the new tower, the existing water tower will be decommissioned and demolished. The project will be executed in four key phases:

Document Review and Site Selection – Evaluation of existing documentation and identification of the optimal site for the new tower.

Site Investigations and Conceptual Design – Conducting site-specific studies and developing initial design concepts.

Detailed Design – Finalizing engineering designs and preparing construction documentation.

Implementation – Construction of the new water tower.